Vol 7
In this Issue WESTERN VISAYAS
Katherine Joy Lamprea of the Regional Juvenile Justice and Welfare Council in Western Visayas proesents the salient features of Republic Act 9344 or Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act 2006 during a forum participated in by students and teachers of five public high schools in Iloilo City on November 21 at Casa Real Iloilo. The activity was held in line with the observance of the 6th Juvenile Justice Welfare and Consciousness Week this year. (laf/ PIA6-Iloilo)
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CENTRAL VISAYAS
Nov. 20 - 26, 2017
Published by: PIA 6, 7 & 8
Issue 47
Diokno: CESOs are no ordinary mortals Easter Anne D. Doza NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Nov. 23 (PIA6) -- Budget Secretary and keynote speaker Benjamin Diokno of the 16th Career Executive Service Conference held in Bacolod City said CESOs are not ordinary mortals. “You are not ordinary mortals. You are supposed to be the vanguards of efficiency, effectiveness and transparency. As CESOs you have persevered to become leaders in government service. You have sacrificed a large amount of time, effort and patience and worked hard to develop a broad set of critical management skills that allows our government to deliver meaningful public service to the Filipino people,” Diokno told the more than 700 Career Executive Service Officers (CESO) who attended the annual conference. According to Diokno, CESOs provide the critical link between the political leadership and the rest of the bureaucracy. “Politicians come and go but you stay. That is an awesome responsibility. Much is expected from you, and you should not disappoint the Filipino people” Diokno said urging them to continue to persevere and look for better ways to deliver public services for the common good. Meanwhile, Diokno said that the Duterte administration is bent on achieving the four specific goals anchored on the Philippine Development Plan 2017-2022. These are to reduce poverty to 14 percent from 21.6 percent in 2015; raise Gross Domestic Product growth to 8 percent annually for the next 5 years; realize the golden age of infrastructure through the national government‟s Build! Build! Build! Program; and reinforce the social services sector by sustaining its
high share in the budget. However, according to Diokno, these goals will not be achieved by maintaining the status quo, thus the government complements these with budget reforms that will improve the nation‟s fiscal transparency, accountability and prudence in spending. “Policies and reforms no matter how well-crafted are useless unless we are operating like an efficient well-oiled machine. Therefore, let us firm our grasp and be resolute in what we want to achieve,” Diokno added challenging the third level government managers and career executives.* (JCM/EAD-PIA6 Negros Occidental)
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ASEAN integration an economic opportunity for Filipinos Speakers of “Beyond ASEAN@50” Regional Symposium together with officials of PASCN, PIDS and SU (seated L-R): DFA - Office of ASEAN Affairs Principal Assistant for ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Division Alfred Kristoffer Guiang, PASCN Project Director Erlinda Medalla, PIDS President and PASCN Lead Convener Dr. Gilberto Llanto, SU-CBA Dean Dr. Gloria Futalan, PIDS Research Information Director Dr. Sheila Siar, Justin Eloriaga of De La Salle University Economics Organization, and PIDS Research Fellow Dr. Francis Mark Quimba take a group photo with the attendees of the symposium. The event was held on Nov. 20, 2017 at SU-CBA MBA Presentation Room, Dumaguete City. (ral/PIA7-Negros Oriental)
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By Ma. Rebecca G. Cadavos MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Nov. 22 (PIA) -- In the context of ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Integration, ten (10) countries are involved where the Philippines is one of them, being a member of ASEAN economic community. In a forum held with the business sector and some different stakeholders throughout the province of Southern Leyte, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) conducted a forum on Understanding Competition, Industry Development and Market Economy in the Context of ASEAN Integration. It is envisioned as ASEAN Economic Community 2025 which includes competitive, innovative and dynamic ASEAN as a whole; Integrated and highly cohesive economy; resilient, inclusive, people-oriented and people centered ASEAN; Enhanced connectivity and sectoral cooperation; and a global ASEAN, DTI Provincial Director Michael B. Nńnez in his presentation said. With the ASEAN Integration, there will be larger economy, where about 635 million ASEAN consumers are considered, while in the Philippines, only about a hundred million consumers are involved, Nuńez expounded.
In his presentation, Nuńez shared matrix on how competitive the Philippines is – with the data gathered from year 2016 to 2017 , the Philippines ranked #57 out of 190 countries, while year 2017-2018, the country ranked #56 out of 137 countries involved. He said that “we‟ve got no other choice but to innovate.” Filipinos should be united, and each one should be efficient and effective enough to be competitive. “Talking of economy,” Nuńez disclosed that it is an activity related to production, consumption and trade of goods and services in a certain area.” Countries that are developed – people are also well developed, he added. On the other hand, DTI Assistant Secretary Dr. Rafaelita M. Aldaba discussed on the Competition Policy in the Context of ASEAN Ecnomic Community topics. She expounded on competition policy matters and how to preserve and promote competition through prevention of restrictive business practices, abuses of market power by firms and inefficient government regulations., among others on how to be competitive in terms of economy. (rgc/PIA8-SoLeyte)
EASTERN VISAYAS
Cebu PIOs welcome 'PCO Net' Ferliza Contratista CEBU CITY, November 22 (PIA) – Local and national government information officers in Cebu welcomed the establishment of the Provincial Communication Officers Network ESTERO ClEAN -UP DRIVE. DENR-Biliran leads (PCO Net). the Estero Clean-Up Drive in cooperation with the Sofronio Pintado Jr., public information officer of the officials and employees of the local government unit of Naval, faculty, staff and students of the Naval Municipality of Tuburan and Cebu Association of City and Municipal State University, the officials and employees of Public Information Officers (CAOCAMPIO) president, said the DepEd-Biliran, and the officials of barangays move of the Presidential Communications Operations Office Calumpang and P. I. Garcia in Naval, Biliran. The (PCOO) to establish a network that will go down to the barangay Estero Clean-Up Drive, which started 6am today, level is a welcome move by the organization. Saturday, November 18, 2017, at the Calumpang He said CAOCAMPIO is already an established Dispo Bridge down to Barangay P. I. Garcia, is in network where government information flows from the local line with the celebrations of the National Climate government unit to the public and the media and receives Change Consciousness and Awareness Month and feedback. Climate Change Week in November, 2017. “Ang PCO Net makapahingusog pa gayud sa atong tinguha (rvictoria/PIA Biliran) nga epektibo ug abling komunikasyon gikan sa gobyerno ngadto sa publiko, tungod kay gikan ang mga impormasyon sa buhatan sa Presidente. (The PCO Net will strengthen all the more our aim of More on Region 8, pages 6-7. effective and open communication from the government to the Also CLICK Here... public since the information is coming directly from the Office of the President),” said Pintado.
Gay Visitacion, Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) information officer and vice president of the Association of Government Information Officers (AGIO), likewise shared the same sentiment, saying that communication is a transparency and accountability tool. PCOO Assistant Secretary for Operations and Special Concerns, Anna Marie Rafael-Banaag, initiated an interaction with the information officers recently to urge them to continue being the bearers of news from the government. “As information officers, you can influence and inspire the rest of the sectors in your community on responsible sharing of information and not fake news,” Banaag said. All the members of CAOCAMPIO and AGIO automatically become members of the PCONet. The AGIO and CAOCAMPIO networks were organized by the Philippine Information Agency (PIA). PIA serves as the organizations' secretariat and facilitates its monthly briefings and several trainings to capacitate them with the skills they need to become effective communicators of their respective local government units and offices. (fcc/ PIA7-Cebu)